diff --git a/web/src/app.rs b/web/src/app.rs
index 9f2a3071..8c5577ad 100644
--- a/web/src/app.rs
+++ b/web/src/app.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub fn App() -> impl IntoView {
 	let screen_width = window().screen().map(|x| x.avail_width().unwrap_or_default()).unwrap_or_default();
 
 	let (menu, set_menu) = create_signal(screen_width <= 786);
+	let (advanced, set_advanced) = create_signal(false);
 
 	spawn_local(async move {
 		if let Err(e) = server_tl.more(auth).await {
@@ -62,7 +63,11 @@ pub fn App() -> impl IntoView {
 					<hr class="mt-1 mb-1" />
 					<Navigator />
 					<hr class="mt-1 mb-1" />
-					<PostBox username=username />
+					{move || if advanced.get() { view! {
+						<AdvancedPostBox username=username advanced=set_advanced/>
+					}} else { view! {
+						<PostBox username=username advanced=set_advanced/>
+					}}}
 				</div>
 				<div class="col-main" class:w-100=move || menu.get() >
 					<Router // TODO maybe set base="/web" ?
diff --git a/web/src/components/mod.rs b/web/src/components/mod.rs
index 0c906f0a..4de72b88 100644
--- a/web/src/components/mod.rs
+++ b/web/src/components/mod.rs
@@ -26,14 +26,18 @@ pub fn DateTime(t: Option<chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>>) -> impl IntoView {
 	}
 }
 
+pub const PRIVACY_PUBLIC : &str = "💿";
+pub const PRIVACY_FOLLOWERS : &str = "🔒";
+pub const PRIVACY_PRIVATE : &str = "📨";
+
 #[component]
 pub fn PrivacyMarker(addressed: Vec<String>) -> impl IntoView {
 	let privacy = if addressed.iter().any(|x| x == apb::target::PUBLIC) {
-		"🌐"
+		PRIVACY_PUBLIC
 	} else if addressed.iter().any(|x| x.ends_with("/followers")) {
-		"🔒"
+		PRIVACY_FOLLOWERS
 	} else {
-		"🔗"
+		PRIVACY_PRIVATE
 	};
 	let audience = format!("[ {} ]", addressed.join(", "));
 	view! {
diff --git a/web/src/control.rs b/web/src/control.rs
index 4e49f42d..97a2cf7a 100644
--- a/web/src/control.rs
+++ b/web/src/control.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use apb::ObjectMut;
+use apb::{ActivityMut, ObjectMut};
 
 use leptos::*;
 use crate::prelude::*;
@@ -15,68 +15,224 @@ pub fn Navigator() -> impl IntoView {
 }
 
 #[component]
-pub fn PostBox(username: Signal<Option<String>>) -> impl IntoView {
+pub fn PostBox(username: Signal<Option<String>>, advanced: WriteSignal<bool>) -> impl IntoView {
 	let auth = use_context::<Auth>().expect("missing auth context");
+	let (posting, set_posting) = create_signal(false);
+	let (error, set_error) = create_signal(None);
 	let summary_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
 	let content_ref: NodeRef<html::Textarea> = create_node_ref();
 	let public_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
 	let followers_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	let private_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
 	view! {
 		<div class:hidden=move || !auth.present() >
 			<table class="align w-100">
 				<tr>
-				<td><input type="checkbox" title="public" value="public" node_ref=public_ref /></td>
-				<td class="w-100"><input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=summary_ref title="summary" /></td>
-				<td><input type="checkbox" title="followers" value="followers" node_ref=followers_ref checked /></td>
+					<td><input type="checkbox" on:input=move |ev| advanced.set(event_target_checked(&ev)) title="advanced" /></td>
+					<td><input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=summary_ref title="summary" /></td>
 				</tr>
+			</table>
+
+			<textarea rows="5" class="w-100" node_ref=content_ref title="content" ></textarea>
+
+			<table class="align rev w-100">
 				<tr>
-					<td colspan="3">
-						<textarea rows="5" class="w-100" node_ref=content_ref title="content" ></textarea>
-					</td>
-				</tr>
-				<tr>
-					<td colspan="3">
-						<button class="w-100" type="button" on:click=move |_| {
+					<td><input id="priv-public" type="radio" name="privacy" value="public" title="public" node_ref=public_ref /></td>
+					<td><span class="emoji" title="public" >{PRIVACY_PUBLIC}</span></td>
+					<td class="w-100" rowspan="3">
+						<button class="w-100" prop:disabled=posting type="button" style="height: 3em" on:click=move |_| {
+							set_posting.set(true);
 							spawn_local(async move {
 								let summary = summary_ref.get().map(|x| x.value());
 								let content = content_ref.get().map(|x| x.value()).unwrap_or_default();
-								let public = public_ref.get().map(|x| x.checked()).unwrap_or_default();
-								let followers = followers_ref.get().map(|x| x.checked()).unwrap_or_default();
-								match Http::post(
-									&format!("{URL_BASE}/users/test/outbox"),
-									&serde_json::Value::Object(serde_json::Map::default())
-										.set_object_type(Some(apb::ObjectType::Note))
-										.set_summary(summary.as_deref())
-										.set_content(Some(&content))
-										.set_to(
-											if public {
-												apb::Node::links(vec![apb::target::PUBLIC.to_string()])
-											} else { apb::Node::Empty }
-										)
-										.set_cc(
-											if followers {
-												apb::Node::links(vec![format!("{URL_BASE}/users/{}/followers", username.get().unwrap_or_default())])
-											} else { apb::Node::Empty }
-										),
-									auth
-								)
-									.await
-								{
-									Err(e) => tracing::error!("error posting note: {e}"),
+								let (to, cc) = if get_checked(public_ref) {
+									(apb::Node::links(vec![apb::target::PUBLIC.to_string()]), apb::Node::links(vec![format!("{URL_BASE}/users/{}/followers", username.get().unwrap_or_default())]))
+								} else if get_checked(followers_ref) {
+									(apb::Node::links(vec![format!("{URL_BASE}/users/{}/followers", username.get().unwrap_or_default())]), apb::Node::Empty)
+								} else if get_checked(private_ref) {
+									(apb::Node::links(vec![]), apb::Node::Empty)
+								} else {
+									(apb::Node::Empty, apb::Node::Empty)
+								};
+								let payload = serde_json::Value::Object(serde_json::Map::default())
+									.set_object_type(Some(apb::ObjectType::Note))
+									.set_summary(summary.as_deref())
+									.set_content(Some(&content))
+									.set_to(to)
+									.set_cc(cc);
+								let target_url = format!("{URL_BASE}/users/test/outbox");
+								match Http::post(&target_url, &payload, auth).await {
+									Err(e) => set_error.set(Some(e.to_string())),
 									Ok(()) => {
+										set_error.set(None);
 										if let Some(x) = summary_ref.get() { x.set_value("") }
 										if let Some(x) = content_ref.get() { x.set_value("") }
 									},
 								}
+								set_posting.set(false);
 							})
 						} >post</button>
 					</td>
 				</tr>
+				<tr>
+					<td><input id="priv-followers" type="radio" name="privacy" value="followers" title="followers" node_ref=followers_ref checked /></td>
+					<td><span class="emoji" title="followers" >{PRIVACY_FOLLOWERS}</span></td>
+				</tr>
+				<tr>
+					<td><input id="priv-private" type="radio" name="privacy" value="private" title="private" node_ref=private_ref /></td>
+					<td><span class="emoji" title="private" >{PRIVACY_PRIVATE}</span></td>
+				</tr>
 			</table>
+			{move|| error.get().map(|x| view! { <blockquote class="mt-s">{x}</blockquote> })}
 		</div>
 	}
 }
 
+#[component]
+pub fn AdvancedPostBox(username: Signal<Option<String>>, advanced: WriteSignal<bool>) -> impl IntoView {
+	let auth = use_context::<Auth>().expect("missing auth context");
+	let (posting, set_posting) = create_signal(false);
+	let (error, set_error) = create_signal(None);
+	let (value, set_value) = create_signal("Like".to_string());
+	let (embedded, set_embedded) = create_signal(false);
+	let summary_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	let content_ref: NodeRef<html::Textarea> = create_node_ref();
+	let context_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	let name_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	let reply_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	let to_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	let object_id_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	let bto_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	let cc_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	let bcc_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
+	view! {
+		<div class:hidden=move || !auth.present() >
+							 
+				<table class="align w-100">
+					<tr>
+						<td>
+							<input type="checkbox" title="advanced" checked on:input=move |ev| {
+								advanced.set(event_target_checked(&ev)) 
+							}/>
+						</td>
+						<td class="w-100">
+							<select class="w-100" on:change=move |ev| set_value.set(event_target_value(&ev))>
+								<SelectOption value is="Create" />
+								<SelectOption value is="Like" />
+								<SelectOption value is="Follow" />
+								<SelectOption value is="Announce" />
+								<SelectOption value is="Accept" />
+								<SelectOption value is="Reject" />
+								<SelectOption value is="Undo" />
+								<SelectOption value is="Delete" />
+								<SelectOption value is="Update" />
+							</select>
+						</td>
+						<td>
+							<input type="checkbox" title="embedded object" on:input=move |ev| {
+								set_embedded.set(event_target_checked(&ev)) 
+							}/>
+						</td>
+					</tr>
+				</table>
+				<div class:hidden=move|| !embedded.get()>
+					<input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=summary_ref title="summary" placeholder="summary" />
+
+					<input class="w-100 ml-s mr-2" type="text" node_ref=name_ref title="name" placeholder="name" />
+					<input class="w-100 ml-s mr-2" type="text" node_ref=context_ref title="context" placeholder="context" />
+					<input class="w-100 ml-s mr-2" type="text" node_ref=reply_ref title="inReplyTo" placeholder="inReplyTo" />
+
+					<textarea rows="5" class="w-100" node_ref=content_ref title="content" placeholder="content" ></textarea>
+				</div>
+				<div class:hidden=embedded>
+					<input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=object_id_ref title="objectId" placeholder="objectId" />
+				</div>
+
+				<table class="w-100 align">
+					<tr>
+						<td class="w-66"><input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=to_ref title="to" placeholder="to" value=apb::target::PUBLIC /></td>
+						<td class="w-66"><input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=bto_ref title="bto" placeholder="bto" /></td>
+					</tr>
+					<tr>
+						<td class="w-33"><input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=cc_ref title="cc" placeholder="cc" value=format!("{URL_BASE}/users/{}/followers", username.get().unwrap_or_default()) /></td>
+						<td class="w-33"><input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=bcc_ref title="bcc" placeholder="bcc" /></td>
+					</tr>
+				</table>
+
+				<button class="w-100" type="button" prop:disabled=posting on:click=move |_| {
+					set_posting.set(true);
+					spawn_local(async move {
+						let content = content_ref.get().filter(|x| !x.value().is_empty()).map(|x| x.value());
+						let summary = get_if_some(summary_ref);
+						let name = get_if_some(name_ref);
+						let context = get_if_some(context_ref);
+						let reply = get_if_some(reply_ref);
+						let object_id = get_if_some(object_id_ref);
+						let to = get_vec_if_some(to_ref);
+						let bto = get_vec_if_some(bto_ref);
+						let cc = get_vec_if_some(cc_ref);
+						let bcc = get_vec_if_some(bcc_ref);
+						let payload = serde_json::Value::Object(serde_json::Map::default())
+							.set_activity_type(Some(value.get().as_str().try_into().unwrap_or(apb::ActivityType::Create)))
+							.set_to(apb::Node::links(to.clone()))
+							.set_bto(apb::Node::links(bto.clone()))
+							.set_cc(apb::Node::links(cc.clone()))
+							.set_bcc(apb::Node::links(bcc.clone()))
+							.set_object(
+								if embedded.get() {
+									apb::Node::object(
+										serde_json::Value::Object(serde_json::Map::default())
+											.set_object_type(Some(apb::ObjectType::Note))
+											.set_name(name.as_deref())
+											.set_summary(summary.as_deref())
+											.set_content(content.as_deref())
+											.set_in_reply_to(apb::Node::maybe_link(reply))
+											.set_context(apb::Node::maybe_link(context))
+											.set_to(apb::Node::links(to))
+											.set_bto(apb::Node::links(bto))
+											.set_cc(apb::Node::links(cc))
+											.set_bcc(apb::Node::links(bcc))
+									)
+								} else {
+									apb::Node::maybe_link(object_id)
+								}
+							);
+						let target_url = format!("{URL_BASE}/users/{}/outbox", username.get().unwrap_or_default());
+						match Http::post(&target_url, &payload, auth).await {
+							Err(e) => set_error.set(Some(e.to_string())),
+							Ok(()) => set_error.set(None),
+						}
+						set_posting.set(false);
+					})
+				} >post</button>
+			{move|| error.get().map(|x| view! { <blockquote class="mt-s">{x}</blockquote> })}
+		</div>
+	}
+}
+
+fn get_if_some(node: NodeRef<html::Input>) -> Option<String> {
+	node.get()
+		.filter(|x| !x.value().is_empty())
+		.map(|x| x.value())
+}
+
+fn get_vec_if_some(node: NodeRef<html::Input>) -> Vec<String> {
+	node.get()
+		.filter(|x| !x.value().is_empty())
+		.map(|x| x.value())
+		.map(|x|
+			x.split(',')
+				.map(|x| x.to_string())
+				.collect()
+		).unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+fn get_checked(node: NodeRef<html::Input>) -> bool {
+	node.get()
+		.map(|x| x.checked())
+		.unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
 #[component]
 pub fn Breadcrumb(
 	#[prop(optional)]
@@ -92,3 +248,12 @@ pub fn Breadcrumb(
 		</div>
 	}
 }
+
+#[component]
+fn SelectOption(is: &'static str, value: ReadSignal<String>) -> impl IntoView {
+	view! {
+		<option value=is selected=move || value.get() == is >
+			{is}
+		</option>
+	}
+}